11:12 PM,
Nov. 30, 2012

Old Bridge's Dontae Strickland (left) battles with South Brunswick's Aaron Ford for a pass. Ford made the reception.

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After moving the ball with relative ease in the first half but having little to show for it, the South Brunswick High School football team found yardage tougher to come by after intermission.

Despite intercepting two third-quarter passes, the Vikings failed to muster a first down after either pick and allowed Old Bridge to climb back into Friday night's Central Group V semifinal, before bruising fullback Dahrae Ford delivered two game-breaking runs.

Ford's 52-yard jaunt set up the go-ahead score and his 24-yard carry on a crucial third down late in the fourth quarter kept alive a drive that ...

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